Cabinet or similar article



H. L. VAN DOREN El AL CABINET OR SIMILAR ARTICLE Oct. 12, 1937.

Filed NOV. 6, 1935 grwc nto'n Ham/0 L. Vanfiaren Faber/f C. De/gerf Strum/wt Patented Oct. 12, 1937 Harold L.- van Doren and Robert Toledo, Ohio 0. Deig ert,

Application Novembe r fi, 1935, Serial No. 48,454

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a covering for small articles of furniture and is more particularly directed to a changeable, decorative covering for radio cabinets and the like.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a decorative covering for a radio cabinet or similar article of furniture, which covering is releasably held in place so that it may be readily removed and changed to suit the taste of the owner or the decorative or color scheme of associated objects.

Another object of the invention is the provision of simple, inexpensive, effective and easily releasable means to hold a-covering in place on the article to which it is applied.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the description proceeds, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a radio cabinet coveredin accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view showing a detail of a preferred form of cover retaining means; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modified application of the covering, and Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of a cabinet showing a modified form of cover retaining means.

Referring to the drawing, the invention :is 30 shown as applied to a radio cabinet generally indicated by I having a front panel which includes a grill opening 2 for the loud speaker in the usual manner. The cabinet is further provided with a top surface 3 and side surfaces 4 so as to make up a generally rectangular box. The cabinet is provided with a circumferential recess between its marginal edge portions 5, which recess may be of any desired width to afford the desired decorative effect. This recess provides the cabinet with projecting ledge portions to protect material placed in the recess in the manner hereinafter described.

A covering 6 of any suitable material such as fabric or decorative paper is provided and is 45 made in the form of a strip having a width substantially coinciding with the width of the recessed portions of the top and side surfaces. As shown in Fig. 3, the band 6 is preferably turned back upon itself at each end to form a hem extending from side to side of the band. In the preferred form, a rod or other stifi equalizing element 8 is slipped through the hem 1 and extends slightly beyond the marginal edges of the band 6 to form a fastening element. On the bottom of the cabinet, as shown in Fig. 2, the

raised side ledge portions 5 are each provided with a pair 50f spaced notches 9 disposed "in aligned pairs. The notches 9 are slightly undercut in the direction of the more closely adjacent side of the cabinet to adapt them to receive and 5 hold the respective ends of the rods.

When it is desired to position the decorative band 6 on the cabinet, the rods 8 are slipped through the hems on each end of the band and one of them is positioned in one of the pairs of notches 9. The band is then drawn closely about the sides and top of the cabinet within the confines of the recessed portion between the marginal ledge portions 5 and is brought down on the bottom face of the cabinet where the other, free rod 8 is received in the remaining pair of notches 9. The decorating covering is preferably formed of material having a certain amount of inherent resiliency such as cloth, so that the rods are drawn against the undercut sides of the notches 20 9 to hold the cover tightly in position without the use of any extraneous fastening elements. It will be readily seen that the covering is easily removable so that a cloth of a different pattern or color may be substituted to suit the decorative scheme of the owner.

As shown in Fig. 4, the invention also comprehends the extension of the decorative strip from front to rear of the cabinet. In this instance, it is preferred to build up each end of the cabinet to form a side wall l2 which now defines the margin of the recess in which the decorative band is to be received.

In some instances, it may be desirable to position the covering band 6 on the cabinet without cutting notches in the under surface thereof. This may readily be done, as shown in Fig. 5, by providing elastic strips I4 having spring jaws or clamps l6 at each end thereof. A plurality of such elastic strips may be attached to the opposite ends of the covering band after the latter has been positioned in the recess of the cabinet so as to hold it in place and to exert a small tension thereon so that it will lie smoothly in the recess.

While the invention has been disclosed in connection with particular types of retaining means, it should'be expressly understood that such means is disclosed simply for purposes of illustration, and that the invention is not limited to the specific means shown, but properly includes all forms coming within the scope of the appended claims.

What we claim is:

1. A cabinet of the class described having a top, sides and bottom, said top, sides and bottom having a circumferentially extending surface recess,

" an upright box aninherently resilient, decorative covering comprising a strip of decorating material of a width corresponding to the width of said recessed area, rigid equalizing elements extending across each end of said strip and beyond the marginal'edges thereof,said cabinet having notches adjacent the recess on the bottom, said notches'being disposed in aligned pairs and adapted to receive the extending ends of said equalizing elements whereby the strip is held in the recess ofthe top and sides entirely by its inherent resiliency.

2. A cabinet of the class described comprising surface recess extending about exposed portions of the top and sides, a one-piece decorative strip of relatively flexible sheet material disposed freely in said recess, and means of said strip imposing a tension thereon and releasably holding same in place, 7 a 3. A cabinet of the class described having a comprising ,a' strip of di posed adjacent the" bottom surface of the box and engaging the ends top, sides and bottom, said top, sides and bottom having a circumferentially extending surface recess, an inherently resilient, decorative covering comprising astrip of decorating material of a widthcorresponding to the width of said recess, equalizing elements extending across each end of said strip and beyond the marginal edges thereof, and means to fasten said equalizing elements to the bottom of the cabinet.

l/A cabinet of the class described having a top, sides and bottom, said top, sides and bottom v having a circumferentially extending surface re- I having an exposed top and' oppositely disposed sides, there beingawontinuous ces's, an inherently resilient, decorative covering decorating material of a width corresponding to the width of said recessed area, equalizing elements extending across each end of said strip, and means to fasten the strip to the bottom of the cabinet whereby the strip is held in the recess at the top and sides under tension.

HAROLD L. VAN DOREN. ROBERT C. DEIGERT. 

